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The new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, will open in September of 2020. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs.
Located in a new, four-acre public park across the street from the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial will open to the public Friday.
The memorial honors the life and achievements of the former president and five-star general. A dedication ceremony is set for Thursday evening. Invited guests include President Donald Trump, the Eisenhower family, and current and former members of Congress and cabinet members. The event is invitation-only, but it will be streamed on Facebook Live at 7 p.m.
Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
The new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, will open in September of 2020. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
A statue of a young Dwight D. Eisenhower at the soon to be opened Eisenhower Memorial, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
A statue of a young Dwight D. Eisenhower at the soon to be opened Eisenhower Memorial, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
The new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, will open in September of 2020. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
The new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, will open in September of 2020. The memorial encapsulates Eisenhower’s legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images
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Statue of Eisenhower leading troops as a five-star Army general during WWII.
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Statue of Eisenhower during his presidency.
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Statue of Eisenhower during his presidency.
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Statue of Eisenhower as a young boy.
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The memorial has been two decades in the making, commissioned by Congress back in 1999. It was brought to life by architect Frank Gehry, featuring inscription panels and three bronze sculptures of Eisenhower by sculptor Sergey Eylanbekov.
Located at 540 Independence Ave. SW, the memorial will open to the public Friday at 1 p.m. If you visit, bring your headphones or earbuds so you can take a self-guided audio tour.
